engr 10: transfer experience phillip swanson mechanical engineering
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Engr 10: Transfer ExperiencePhillip Swanson
Mechanical Engineering
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Why Community College?
• Price• Flexibility with choosing major• Education quality• Easier to boost GPA• Unique internship opportunities• Flexibility with schedules
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Engineering: CSU VS. UC• UC: Well Known; job/internship fairs• CSU: Cost effective (CSU$ ≈ UC$/2)• UC: Less GE and shorter graduation time• UC: Often higher quality labs/equipment• CSU: More locations• UC: More focus on graduate study and research• CSU: More focus on skills needed to enter workforce• UC: Evening classes are more rare• CSU: More faculty taught classes/office hours• CSU: Easier to go to school part time
BOTH ARE GOOD OPTIONS
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Why San Jose State?
• Close to silicon valley companies• Part of the top 50 engineering schools in the world.• “Full Service” engineering department• Probably 3rd most well known for engineering in the Bay Area• Smaller class sizes than most UC’s• Well known engineering projects by students and faculty
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ENGINEERING TRANSFER SEQUENCE:
ENTRANCE INTO ENGINEERING MAJOR: CALC1, PHYS 4A, ENGL 1A
ADVISINGCONSULT WITH ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS PROFESSORS
MAJOR COURSES GE COURSES
ENGR 10
GE REQS: TRANSFER vs. GRADUATION
APPLY TO COLLEGESASSOCIATES DEGREE
CSU UC OTHER
VISIT PROSPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES: TRANSFER REQSTRANSFER
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Pitfalls for Transfers
• Know the difference between university’s graduation and transfer requirements
• Know the difference between CSU and UC GE requirements• Harder to transfer if no major declared• Keep track of major requirements: They may change!• If your major is impacted at a certain school; double check
that you have met the most up to date transfer requirements• Check transfer requirements both at JC and University• Articulation between courses at JC and University• IGETC for engineering transfers
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Student ProjectsResearchSpecificationsTheory/CalculationsPresentationsPrototype(s)Testing Engr 11 Aquarium Wave
Generator
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University Projects
• Class projects common• Design and
analysis projects• Teamwork• Student
Organizations
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Current Project
Cutting Device for Autonomous Satellite ServicingObjective: Cut carbon fiber booms with minimal waste and torque on the satellite and servicer.
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Engineering Tips• Don’t overcomplicate problems: – Engineering is an inexact science – Reasonable Approximations will be used.
• Learn CREATIVITY:– I advise shop and welding classes, especially for ME’s– Build or sketch something cool
WHY? -> Engineering is a creative process
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Engineering is Opportunity
• Engineering expands your horizons• Engineering covers a broad swath of majors, areas of focus, and careers• Engineering is in Demand
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ENGINEERING A PRODUCT
R&D
SALES
MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
MANUFACTURING
DESIGN
PRODUCT SUPPORT
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Example of Overlap of Engineering Disciplines
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Student opportunities
• Engineering Associations/Societies• Student Alumni Engineering Societies• Informational Seminars• Research opportunities• Job Fairs• Career Center:– Resume/interviews– Career development
• Trade Shows• Site visits/tours
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Campus Visits
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Some Cool Employers in Bay Area
• Tesla• Nasa Ames• Mass Precision• Applied Materials• IBM• Loral Space Systems• Lockheed• Google• Congenra Solar
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Trade Shows + Events
• Design to Part Show• Machine Tool Expo• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Open House• Maker’s Faire• Moffet Field Open House
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Tips for Engineering Transfers• Use ASSIST.org and university articulation websites• Visit booths of UC’s and CSU’s as well as any other colleges
you may be interested in on transfer day• Consult with professor Mayer on community college courses
to take• Consider an associates degree if you have the credits
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Tips For Engineering Students
• Learn all you can here• Use office hours• Form Study Groups• Find What excites you about engineering
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Internship Experience
• (Summer 2008)• (Summer 2013)
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Be Creative!• Helps build essential engineering skills that aren’t explicitly
taught in school• Could matter to employers• May gain technical experience along the way